indicative

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
adjective relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
adjective (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate + -ive.

Antony made a little sound indicative of entire assent. — Antony Gray,—Gardener, LM (Leslie Moore)
Uses of the Preterite and Imperfect Indicative 69 XII. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
Some conjunctions govern the indicative; some the subjunctive mood. — The Comic English Grammar: A New And Facetious Introduction To The English Tongue, Percival Leigh

indicative mood, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact mood

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